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Low producer MBL genotypes are associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in Odisha, India.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2013
Panda Aditya K, Parida Jyoti R, Tripathy Rina, Pattanaik Sarit S, Ravindran Balachandran, Das Bidyut K
Abstract excerpt
Variants of MBL gene have been associated with autoimmune disorders. The aim of this study was to explore whether common polymorphisms in MBL gene are associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its clinical manifestations in a cohort from eastern India. A total of 108 female SLE patients and 105 age, sex, and ethnically matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study. MBL2 codon...
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